Aleut

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
ale
Population

150 in United States (Krauss 2007). Population total all countries: 500. Ethnic population: 1,030 (2000 census).

Location

Western Aleut dialect: Aleutian chain, Atka island; Eastern Aleut dialect: east Aleutian Islands, Pribilofs, and Alaskan peninsula. Also in Russian Federation.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Eskimo-Aleut, Aleut
Dialects

Eastern Aleut (Pribilof Aleut, Unalaskan), Western Aleut (Atka, Atkan, Attuan, Unangan, Unangany).

Language Use

All but 4 can speak English [eng] well.

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1840–1903.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aleut
Writing
Cyrillic script, Old Church Slavonic variant, introduced in 1829. Latin script, introduced in 1870.
Other Comments

Copper Island Aleut is mixed Aleut-Russian language, or pidgin, spoken on Mednyj Island. Many school texts have been produced.

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